11.   As it inches its way into the computing mainstream, Linux is beginning to enjoy more widespread acceptance.

12.   A similar policy underlies the widespread acceptance of Linux, a Unix-like operating system used in a growing number of businesses, schools, and governement agencies.

13.   According to a recent study of online users, broadband access is crucial in the widespread acceptance of streaming media like Internet radio.

14.   But they do have the potential for widespread acceptance among people who tend to buy premium food, said food industry professionals.

15.   Consumers are unlikely to buy players until a wide variety of content is available, but producers may be slow to develop titles before players gain widespread acceptance.

16.   DARE supporters, on the other hand, note the widespread acceptance of their program.

17.   DNA evidence also has gained widespread acceptance in the courts.

18.   Dr. Dean Ornish, a Sausalito-based nutrition expert, for example, has won widespread acceptance of his theories by amassing solid scientific evidence.

19.   Few experts now doubt that such benefits can result for HIV reporting, much in the way that government tracking of syphilis and tuberculosis cases has gained widespread acceptance.

20.   IBM introduced its first PowerPC machines in June, but a lack of software has held up widespread acceptance of the computers.